Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Civilian Conservation Corps

Co. 2425 MP-3

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

1. Civilian Conservation Corps Marker

Inscription. CCC Company 2425, with Negro veterans of WW I as its members, was formed at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, June 27, 1933. The Corpsman then moved to Shiloh National Military Park and lived in tents while building Camp Young, which was to be their Tennessee home for 8 years. The 2425th maintained the Park and the National Highway to Corinth, Miss. They improved roads, installed erosion dams, erected stone walls, planted thousands of trees, and gained honor by evacuating victims of the 1937 flood.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4C 30.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is June 27, 1933.

Location. 35° 7.654′ N, 88° 21.733′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on State Highway 22/142, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shiloh TN 38376, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cleburne's (2d) Brigade (approx. 0.4 miles away); Johnson's Brigade (approx. 0.4 miles away); Anderson's Brigade

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Cleburne's Brigade (approx. 0.4 miles away); Second Tennessee Regiment (approx. 0.4 miles away); Russell's Brigade (approx. half a mile away); Polk's Tennessee Battery (approx. half a mile away); Ohio 48th Infantry (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

2. Civilian Conservation Corps Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,298 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.